Urochar (Strangling Watcher)
Huge Aberration · Chaotic Evil · CR 17
- Aberration
- Huge
- Tier 4
- Evil
As a huge aberration (chaotic evil), Urochar (Strangling Watcher) carries CR 17. Common in ruins and underground environments. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 1.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 17
- Type
- Aberration
- Size
- Huge
- Alignment
- Chaotic Evil
- Speed
- 40, climb 20
- Habitats
- Ruins, Underground
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 1
Ecology
Urochar (Strangling Watcher) is an outsider to the natural order, often associated with the Far Realm or other planes whose laws differ from this world. It is most often found in ruins regions. It is huge-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights. As a legendary creature, it is rare in the world and likely the only specimen of its kind in the local region.
Behaviour
Urochar (Strangling Watcher) is cold and inhuman in its goals; it does not think the way mortals think. Its Chaotic Evil alignment shapes how it engages with the world — predictable in tendency, even when unpredictable in detail. It is intelligent enough to plan, scheme, or remember. Spellcasting expands its repertoire well beyond what its physical stat block alone suggests.
Origin
Urochar (Strangling Watcher) is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 1 (2016). Aberrations leak from the Far Realm or older creations that predate the gods, where the laws of reality differ. Within a campaign, its existence anchors a region with the kind of weight only an old, named species carries.
Related Monsters
Frequently Asked Questions about Urochar (Strangling Watcher)
- What is the challenge rating of Urochar (Strangling Watcher)?
- Listed CR for Urochar (Strangling Watcher): 17. Match it to a party that fits the very top of the level ladder.
- What type of creature is Urochar (Strangling Watcher)?
- The bestiary type for Urochar (Strangling Watcher) is aberration, huge size, chaotic evil alignment.
- Where does Urochar (Strangling Watcher) live?
- Urochar (Strangling Watcher) is typically encountered in Ruins, Underground.